San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1887-08-30

! semi-annual statements.
-Ex-Alderman HambletOn would
make flrst-clsss- secretary for the
booming committee.
Alderman Connor cuts five and six
crops Of johnson grass every season, OIL
his farm.
Some fifteen or twenty Of the new
company for the Fashion are expected
to arrive from Chicago next week.
MIR. "DOc" Siceluff, of the Express
has returned from his visit to his fine
farm In Kansas.
If the contractors want to use Col.
Disadvantages water company, they
must pay for it.
The sage of Beanville hasn't been
heard Of since the statesmanlike passage
OF the ditch ordinance.
Malcolm Dukes hasn't yet gone to
Dallas. Must be some strings tied to
him.
Riley Gordon says 1t takes whole
lot to cause Officer Sefiel to weep, but
he does sometimes weep, nevertheless.
| Alderman Conner is a strong advo-
cate OF artesisn wells. He says this is
the finest farming country 10 the world,
II we have plenty Of water.
Did the hard ware man prevail upon
her to accept that diamond ring, spoken
Of In last weeks Gossip? 1t Is thought
| so.
No Sunday school session OF the city
council was held yesterday. and wasn't
the old thumb-sorew Of the minute
books table glad!
People west.of Uvalde say they now
have enough rain to supply them with
plenty OF water throughout the APP
preaching winrer.
| Alderman Gallagher is quite an ana
lyist OF human nature. He has several
OF his municipal colleagues down very,
very fine.
-Messrs. Bell Il Bros. have a we'll ex-
ecuted oil study (of fruit) In their Jew
| elry store. 1t Is from the brush OF Miss
| Ada Lehman, amateur.
The work OF improving Fourth
street, from the bridge to Avenue ID, has
been staked out end work will soon be-
| gin thereon.
Miss M. b. Sanford, the professional
nurse who has been so i'll, Is GONZALES
cling, and will be able to resume her
duties In a few days, II she does not
have relapse from being out too soon.
To-day a. 6 D. m. the San Antonio
Division No. 4, Uniformed Rank X. p.
will meet at their armory for parade,
Absent members will be fined.
| The Little Joker base ball club re-
| turned last night from Laredo, having
remained over to play game Saturday
| In which they were beaten by the La
redos. Sunday they played with juve-
nile club and won.
Burke reported yesterday as having
| attempted suicide, denies it In the morn
| ing paper, and says IL is a lie. The
LIGHT refers him to Capt. Mccall, Capt.
| Hughes, Recorder Adam and Capt.
Shardein, as the source OF Its infOrma-
ton.
No meeting Of the Lone Star gun
club was held last Sunday, on account
of the rain, but big meeting will be
held next Sunday afternoon, In order to
be ready for the boys from Corpus
| Christi.
"A very interesting letter from Mr.. A.
W. Clifford appears in this issue.
AS it Is upon the local topic of
| the day, how to advertise our city, 1t
may prove big benefit to great many
| Of our readers.
The horse to be used by fire CON-
pany No. |, instead Of the old one, no W
decrepit from age, is expected to arrive
from the old CapOte farm near Seguin.
The animal is to cost $50 and Is said to
come OF good blood. The old horse will
be sold.
DIR. X. l.. Graves says he had an
awful dream Sunday night in which he
was transported to the gates Of hell and
learned that several of his former friends
were there. The doctors friends on this
earth look upon the vision as veritable
warning to him.
Everybody on Sixth street, between
avenues & and ID were awakened last
night by woman's cries of murder.
On investigation by several Of the male
neighbors, no facts could be adduced
and the affair is still mystery.
We are sole agents for the famous
non-explosive Adams & Westlake's kero-
sene and gasoline stoves, patent pump
oil cans and oil, at lowest prices.
7-l5-tf WAGNER Il CHABOT.
Mrs. Z. Krempksu, well known
German lady living on Salinas st., 4th
ward, was seized with a very sudden
illness this morning at o'clock, and 1t
is thought is now suffering with stroke
ofparalysis.
The steam roller, by order OF the
city engineer, Ia again at work, the
engineer Of the roller having his orders
| to use the water from the stand pipes
alone, and not the fire MIGRANTS. This
the city has the right to allow, and in
special cases, the mayor can allow the
hydrants to be opened for use.
| His Honor's ranch Is psinly visible
| from the north elevation of the new
hospital, and with spy glass, the new
hospital is quite apparent from His
Honor's ranch. This OF course, has no
significance, but serves to show the
moral to the old tale "the house that
Jack built" etc.
| Our Texas marksmen will soon be
competing with the crack marksmen OF
Nebraska. Every Texans heart goes
out to the bold soldier boys OF this de-
partment with good cheer and hope. 1t
Is as natural for a Texan to love to
shoot we'll as it is for him to bestride his
"broncho" saddle beast, and if he can
do both well, his cup Of joy is pretty
nearly full.
San Antonio has not very uniform
grade and width for her sidewalks.
You can lay level down on most any
one OF them and sight to the sun at eight
hours high, but You don't dare lay your
self down on one Of them, or you'll roll
off, they are SO narrow, and II you do,
the police will arrest you for not being
able to hold on.
One way to advertise the city would
be TO buy lot Of carrier pigeons and
tie some excerpts from the book write
ups" OF the city and turn 'em loose. The
facts in these write-ups are so percep-
tibly twisted, though, it would be an